Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1887-01-22
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F0RTY-NINTH CONGRESS.


red was one from the secretary Of war, trans
Ofnitting the report Jr the board OF engineers
in regard to bliigirg the Mississippi river at
st. Louis.
BY Mr.. Blair, from The Womau's Caristian
Temperance association, in relation to the al
coholic trade with the Congo states.
BY Mr.. Ioar, from the select committee ON
the centennial crlcarat on, rrpDrjiug rlsuiu-
tions declaring 10 oEprGinut that action be
taken by congress for tuc iur G. Iteration in
Washington about Alrl 80, 1889. Of the cen
teunial OF tine al p'ian Of the constitution
and The discovery of America, and directing
the committee 40 consider and propose tie
best mode OF Celebration. Adrpt,d.
Mr.. Butler Introduced q bill 10 prevent the
sale Of adultCraiCd food in the District OF
Columbia and HE territories. Recorded.
Petitions were received ANA referred from
New York chamber OF commerce. boards OF
trade OF Lawrence, Ind, and Topeka, kan.,
and the Minneapolis board Of trade on the
|sutject al the Interstate pmmcrcc hlll.
Mr. Beck Al > o'clock CoucIu lcd his remarks
on the Interstate hill, and Mr..
CullUm took tnc II or.
\ lengthy discussion ollowcd on the bill,
Z, IN which Mr. George, MIR. Cuilom and Mr..
ASiniurd took part,
After executive session the senate al
journed.
NANhlNtlON, Ohut Ill lt committee On
Indian affairs reported back with amend
ments the house bin granting the St. Paul,
Minneapolis hnl Manitoba Railroad company
right-of.w.y through Indian reservations In
nsrthcrn Montana and northwestern Dakota.
Placed on the calendar.
On motion o! Mauucrsou the house bin 70
the relief OF settlers aud purchasers Of lands
on the public domain Of Nebraska and Kan
sas was taken up and considered, the ques-
ton being on the substitute reported by the
committee on public lands. The substitute
appropristcs S25, 600 to reimburse the pur-
cbssers Of hOmcsttads and prr-emptorq, who
had TO pay for their lands 10 the Nurtu,rn
Kansas Railroad company, which was decided
by the circuit court OF the United States TO
have prior title 10 the lands, the basis OF re
endorsement being 81 30 per acre. After dis
csssiOn the substitute Wa agreed 10 and tac
bill thus amended was passed and q .onicr-
ence asked.
The inter. state nm bin was taken up
and Harris, ono of the three senate conteree-,
made al argument i'm favor of the bill. The
country, he sad, had for more than ten years,
AM stiil, demanded that the carrying trade
be fairly ana Justly regulated 10y the govern
mcnt.
McPhrr. ~ contendcd that IL a local rate is
maGerc 80 sbie in the same serse that Il
through s." IL made reasonable the natural
and inryitAblr consequence is that the
through rate viii be- mace greater.
Camden said lie thought the bill would in
crease through rates because through rates
Ss,IsLr - > !" - ~ -" ~ y, ,L.. Ia ~
Cullom repeated the not ce heretofore given
by him that he would ask thc senate 10 re-
sia,,n. - Se,S''" ''l"o''"" LII inc o"' wa
After executive session inc senate ad.
iourned.
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a bill was reported from the committee on
coast det.pe.s a. al, sm.n. mont T., re offered
TO IN. bul O., .o,,.r,-. 49,, .,u,..,r 49,
"'N 80 0'''"i~~' '"' "'h"'"''"'' 90
sbeeI ordnance Hul appIoH"!&'Ing 90, OUO,OOO
for Notifications and Other deGcnscs. Ordered
printed.
The army appropriation bin was then re-
ported.
The senate resumed consideration of the
interstate comm, rec bill. Mr.. CAN addressed
the senate or the subject
The senate then went into executive session
and soon adjourned.
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carry the llalIs between the United states
and Brazil and Central and South America.
The SENATE ihnn resumed consideration NJ
!, tho rnnfrreuce r.nort ON ,he imter stata ron.
4 merce bin.
Mr., CuJlom stated his de.'r, that q vote
should he taken to-day I'm. Mr. Uoar sng.
eestcd that he and other seuatnrs desired =,
sneak. and that there was NO desire 70 drl-g
the vote unnecessarily.
Finally uugniu. MS consent was giypn thai
a vote should h. taken tn. rroY.
The arti-pI yvgrn, min n. senate hin with
the house substiuute) having been received
from the house the su'nGInrnt was nCu-cun-
CURED in and a conference asked. Nessrs.
Edmunds, ingalls, and Pugh were appointed